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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Ctenomyidae
--> GENUS Ctenomys
SPECIES Ctenomys lewisi
| Author: | Thomas, 1926. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 17: 323. | | Common Name: | Lewis’ Tuco-tuco | | Type Locality: | Bolivia, Tarija Dept., Sama, 4,000 m. | | Distribution: | S Bolivia. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Closely related to frater (Cook et al., 1990; Cook and Yates, 1994; Lessa and Cook, 1998). May be semi-aquatic (Anderson, pers. comm.). Karyotype has 2n=56 and FN=74 (Cook et al., 1990). |
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